Johan Bakkes

Biographical info

Casparus Johan Bakkes was born on 21 October 1956 in Stellenbosch. He grew up in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast where his love for adventure, travel and nature was nurtured. He matriculated at Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria and decided to become a chartered accountant and auditor. He also worked at Unisa, and is currently a professor in management accounting at the University of the Western Cape. He lives in Paarl.

Johan received the much sought after Mondi award in 2006 for his article that was published in Insig, “Hel Toe”, about his journey to the furthermost point on the African continent, which made him the winner in the travel, sport and recreational category.

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He also owns a safari business, Induku, and he often travels into Africa with his 4x4, both as logistic organiser and as participant in several expeditions.

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His third collection, Norrevøk, was named after a small Russian town (30 ºW27 º N; 17 º W21º N).

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It is his dream to get on every train in the world. He has been on the trans-Sahara train and recently on the trans-Siberian train.